47 Merton Road, Harrow, HA2 0AA
About 47 Merton Road
47 Merton Road is a semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 0AA). It has a recorded floor area of 97 m² (around 1044 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band D. The latest certificate (March 2022) shows a D (score 64), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 85), a 2-band jump.
Held since May 2002 — that's 24 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 97 m² the property is well over the postcode median (66 m² across 15 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £578,000 sits 204.3% above the 2002 sale of £189,950. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£182/sq ft) was about 53.5% below the postcode norm. One planning record on file: an extension approved in 2003. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Recommended upgrades on file would lift this property by multiple EPC bands.
EPC Rating
Planning history
47 Merton Road has an approved single-storey rear extension on the planning record.
- Jul 2003ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey rear extension.
- Reference
- P/1270/03/DFU
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
47 Merton Road's estimated value is more than triple its earliest registered sale price (2002).
£578,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£189,950
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
16 May 2002Most recent
£189,950
Median price across the last 5 sales in HA2 0AA: £502,500 (2024–2020).
Everything we know about 47 Merton Road, in one report
What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
Versus other Merton Road homes
47 Merton Road outperforms the street on years held by a wide margin.
Price per m²
£1,958
Street avg £5,650
Floor Area
97 m²
Street avg 84 m²
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 4 rooms
CO₂ Emissions
4.1 t/year
Street avg 3.7 t/year
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Rail-style transport is unusually close for this postcode.
Crime
6/mo
Rising year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.2 km
Shaftesbury Avenue / Roxeth — bus stop.
Closest school
0.2 km
Whitmore High School. 38 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
52.2dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB